Men Without Women

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A dazzling new collection of short stories--the first major new work of fiction from the beloved, internationally acclaimed, Haruki Murakami since his #1 best-selling Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage. Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are vanishing cats and smoky bars, lonely hearts and mysterious women, baseball and the Beatles, woven together to tell stories that speak to us all. Marked by the same wry humor that has defined his entire body of work, in this collection Murakami has crafted another contemporary classic.

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When Haruki Murakami came out of his study earlier this year and said to his wife: "I'm going to call my latest collection of short stories 'Men Without Women'", I wonder if she thought to say to him: "Hasn't that title already been used darling?" Because it has. Ninety years ago in fact, when none other than Ernest Hemingway named his latest offering of short stories Men Without Women. I'm … (more)

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Roberta's Pick. Let's just cut to the chase here, I love Murakami's writing. I have bought the book. This is not an unbiased review. Just seven brilliant short stories. But if you like writing that is both restrained and vivid, this one is for you.

Let's just cut to the chase here, I love Murakami's writing. I have bought the book. This is not an unbiased review. Just seven brilliant short stories. But if you like writing that is both restrained and vivid, this one is for you.

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Let's just cut to the chase here, I love Murakami's writing. I have bought the book. This is not an unbiased review. Just seven brilliant short stories. But if you like writing that is both restrained and vivid, this one is for you.